05 Feb Mugisha Mugabo and Dieu Donne Niyonshuti – Photographing for Alongsiders International, Capturing Grace in Rwanda
From my Capturing Grace Blog at www.capturinggrace.org What do you think of when you think of a big sister or big brother? For twelve-year-old Mugisha Mugabo, his relationship with big brother Dieu Donne Niyonshuti means having someone who has walked his path and experienced his pain...
30 Dec Photographing for Alongsiders International – Capturing Grace in Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda
For many of the children who grow up in extreme poverty, survival is the goal. There is little “strategic planning” that goes on, each day simply represents another opportunity to find food and water and to endure. Having a big brother to come alongside you and provide mentorship and direction is powerful and can change the direction of your life.
17 Sep Chenda’s Story – Photographing for Alongsiders International in Phnom Penh Cambodia
Chenda is 22 years old and bubbles over with enthusiasm in all that she does. Chenda works for Alongsiders International and is living proof of the difference a Big Sister can make. Chenda lost her mom at the age of three, followed by the loss of her father just two years later. Raised by her aging grandmother, life here in Cambodia was very hard. Chenda’s life was impacted greatly at the age of twelve when her Alongsider’s Big Sister entered into her life.
17 Sep Photographing for Alongsiders International in Phnom Penh Cambodia
Photographing for Alongsiders International in Phnom Penh Cambodia - Capturing Grace on a 16 flight, 5 week journey throughout Asia
18 Sep Departing Phnom Penh For Siem Reap – Capturing Grace on a 16 flight, 5 week journey throughout Asia
Carissa and I loved our stay at the Behemiaz Hotel in Phnom Penh, it was the perfect setting for processing photographs and writing stories for Alongsiders International. I have learned that trips can be so full of activity that the special moments God designed us...
17 Sep Bunhak Heng’s story, in Phnom Penh cambodia
Carissa and I are so grateful to Bunhak Heng for showing us around Phnom Penh before we departed for Siem Reap Cambodia. Bunhak, took us to the Russian Market, The Mekong Delta river and the very difficult, but moving, Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum. Our time...
16 Sep Meeting Carissa In Cambodia
And just like that, baby girl is back! After months in Iceland, Switzerland and Germany, as well as a missed connecting flight from Singapore to here from Berlin, my always colorful little Hashibah popped up on the streets of Cambodia. Such a dream to be...